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. 1990 Oct;30(4):501–510. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1990.tb03807.x

Disease modifying drugs for rheumatoid arthritis: yesterday's treatment today or today's treatment tomorrow?

T Pullar 1
PMCID: PMC1368239  PMID: 2291864

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